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Paulette Dubost

Paulette Dubost

Acting1910Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Biography

Paulette Dubost (8 October 1910 – 21 September 2011) was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.

She appeared in over 250 films and worked with directors such as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls (Le Plaisir 1952 and Lola Montès, 1955) and François Truffaut. Her best-known role is as Lisette in Renoir's The Rules of the Game (La règle du jeu, 1939). Originally intended to be a small role offering only a couple of days' work, the extent of her part grew during the four-month shooting schedule.

She died at age 100.

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Acting History

2005
The Clear Eyes
as Mme Le Sciellour
2000
Workers for the Good Lord
as La grand-mère
1999
1996
Un chantage en or
as La grand-mère
1995
Le Roi de Paris
as Raymonde
1992
Les Mamies
as Victoire
1991
Epiphany Sunday
as Suzanne
1990
May Fools
as Madame Vieuzac
Feu sur le candidat
as Miss Martinot
1988
The Comedy of Work
as La libraire
1986
Cent francs l'amour
as Gracieuse Loiseau
Le Tiroir secret
TVas Maryse's mother
1985
Le Paria
TVas Tante Marthe
1984
Charlots' Connection
as La blanchisseuse
1983
Rookies Run Amok 2
as La mère supérieure
1981
La vie continue
as Elizabeth
Midi Première
TVas Self1 eps
1980
The Last Metro
as Germaine Fabre
Jupiter's Thigh
as La mère de Lise
1979
The Other One's Mug
as Mme Charlebouis
1978
Take It from the Top
as La mère de Jean-Pierre
1977
Rendez-vous en noir
TVas Mme Buisson
1974
Juliette et Juliette
as Mme. Rozenec
1973
Un certain Richard Dorian
TVas Mme Bonnefoy
1967
The Sunday of Life
as Madame Bijou
1966
Seventeenth Heaven
as La mère de Marie
1965
Viva Maria!
as Mrs. Diogène
Le naïf amoureux
as Aunt Adèle
Black Humor
as segment 1 'La Bestiole'
1964
That Tender Age
as Françoise Malhouin
The Drifting
as La mère de Jacquie
L'assassin viendra ce soir
as Hélène Serval
Chance at Love
as Amélie Bizet (segment "Fiancés de la chance, Les")
Why Paris?
as Dog's owner
1963
Germinal
as Rose, maid
Enough Rope
as Helen Kimmel
Maigret Sees Red
as la patronne de l'hôtel
Banana Peel
as Germaine Bontemps
Janique Aimée
TVas Hélène Gauthier, Janique’s mother
1962
The Mysteries of Paris
as Mrs. Pipelet, concierge
L'Envie
as Madame Jasmin (uncredited)
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Madame Jasmin (segment "L'envie'") (uncredited)
Nationale 6
as Elisa
1961
Women and War
as la veuve
Playtime
as Anne's Maid
1960
The Itchy Palm
as Lise Lacoste
Love and the Frenchwoman
as Mme Tronche, une locataire (segment "L'Enfance")
1959
Way of Youth
as Hélène Michaud
An Angel on Wheels
as Line's mother
Soupe au lait
as Mrs. Berthaut
1958
Taxi, Trailer and Bullfight
as Germaine Berger
Sans famille
as Maman Barberin
Maigret Sets a Trap
as Mauricette Barberot
1957
Der 10. Mai
as Madame Dubois
1956
These Sacred Holidays
as Madame Fouleur, brigadier's wife
La joyeuse prison
as Justine Benoit
1955
Lola Montès
as Josephine, The Maid
1954
The Sheep Has Five Legs
as Solange Saint-Forget
1953
My Brother from Senegal
as Séraphine - la servante de M. Pinson
L'oeil en coulisse
as Mrs. Florent
1952
Holiday for Henrietta
as Virginie - Henriette's mother
Le Plaisir
as Madame Fernande
1951
Four in a Jeep
as Germaine Pasture
Cherished by her concierge
as Mrs. Motte, concierge
1950
Le Roi Pandore
as Mlle Angèle, la caissière
Caught in the Foreign Legion
as Alice, chambermaid
The Sad Sack
as Georgette
Le 84 prend des vacances
as Paulette Bernod
1948
White as Snow
as Charlotte Béloiseau
Le dolmen tragique
as Viscountess de Kerlec
Et dix de der
as Titine
1946
Happy Go Lucky
as Brigitte Ancelin
1945
Farandole
as Tart
1943
Adrien
as Arlette
I Am with You
as La standardiste
1942
Opéra-musette
as Jeanne Honoré
1940
Bécassine
as Annaïck Labornez dite « Bécassine »
1939
The Rules of the Game
as Lisette, sa camériste
1938
Barnabé
as Rose
Hôtel du Nord
as Ginette
L'ange que j'ai vendu
as Esther Baronski
1936
1931
The Prom
as Miss Yvette, the customer
1930
I have something to tell you
as la femme de chambre

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/8/1910
Day of Death
9/21/2011
Place of Birth
Paris, Ile-de-France, France